Just shot a monster...

[two 10s]

He will be near water if the second shot was no good. The toxins from the gut shot will overwhelm him of thirst. Hope he's just over the ridge tho... All the same he should be dead by MORNING, just wait till morning.

[StevieSacs]

rule of thumb... gut shot - 8 hours and he will only go 75 yards. Just take note of the direction and you'll find him. When he lays down the first time he will die right there if he isn't pushed.

 

 

I hope so man.  Im freaking out!  Appreciate all the advice guys.   I hope the 2nd shot clipped a lung or the heart or something.  

 

Can shoot all the arrows you want and practice every day.. when that big buck comes out and is in front of you...its a different story

 

Will let you guys know how I do tomorrow 

[First-light]

We never shoot a deer a second time in my camp wiht the bow, in fact same goes for the first shot. lol good luck finding him.

[bowtech2]

Good luck

[ididnotvoteforobama]

Good luck , he's just over the top of the ridge. Post the pics tomorrow.

[LetEmGrow]

I hope so man.  Im freaking out!  Appreciate all the advice guys.   I hope the 2nd shot clipped a lung or the heart or something.  

 

Can shoot all the arrows you want and practice every day.. when that big buck comes out and is in front of you...its a different story

 

Will let you guys know how I do tomorrow 

 

 

You did what a lot of other people don't do - you waited.  And that's huge.  In my experience, this deer will go somewhere between 50 - 200 yards and bed down.  The second arrow may have been a blessing as he could bleed more from that wound.  The gut shot may not bleed much.  Sometimes they do, sometimes they don't.  If it is a shoulder hit, you will get blood for a ways. 

 

I can't believe this deer did not bed down - it had to. 

 

Let us all know in the morning.  Don't rush.  Wait until it is good daylight. 

Edited October 27, 2014 by LetEmGrow

[DeerDuck]

Good luck getting him in the morning. You were smart to back off and wait it out. Remember to get some pictures.

[ATbuckhunter]

You could always try calling one of the free dog tracking teams that are in NY.

[The_Real_TCIII]

I would not recommend this. If you know you've gut shot him and don't know where the 2nd arrow is, you are better off waiting until the morning like you plan. He will die, just needs some time.

Absolutely agree. He will be dead in the morning, you'll jump him if you go sooner and he'll be gone forever

[RyanVT]

I hope you find him ill be following all day to see if you do. Best of luck!

[NYBowhunter]

Good luck getting that buck..keep us posted.

[StevieSacs]

GOT EM!!!

 

Went in around midnight for fear of coyotes getting him... WHAT A SLOB.

 

He was legitimately 5 yards away from where I last saw him.   First shot looked like it hit the stomach and exited the back leg.. must have hit him far back quartering towards.

 

The second shot DRILLED him and got lungs.   I can't even express how happy I was when we saw him last night.   2 Buddys helped me get him out.   

 

I think i slept about 2 hours last night I was so excited.  For this to be my first buck ever, i can't even put into words how I have been feeling.  I know he is a monster and possibly a deer of a lifetime. 

 

Appreciate all the advice guys.  Bringing it to the butcher now.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[woodchuck]

Hope it didn't rain. Other posters here have a point , but I was not thinking about the deer tracking dogs. Good luck and post some pics WHEN you find him

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[Lawdwaz]

Toldyaso.

[woodchuck]

Awesome job!! You set the bar high for your first buck. Congratulations

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[Geno C]

Nice job!! Congrats

[Fletch]

Congrats on the nice buck!

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[Twax10]

Damn he is a slob!! I like how you couldn't even wait to clean your hands before you took a few pics lol Congrats!!

[nyantler]

That's a great buck.. way to go on the retrieval.. congrats

 

[bowtech2]

Congrats what a great deer. Glad you found him. Nice second shot.

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[BizCT]

Awesome congrats

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[Shadd Rapp]

Awesome! Congrats.

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[bisceglia]

stevie congrats again bro so happy i was there to witness you wrap your hands around your first buck and a beauty at that, hopefully im calling you to help me drag out my buck out of the woods this weekend.

[moog5050]

Way to regain composure to finish him off!

[LetEmGrow]

Way to go Stevie!